Broadcast hysteria, Orson Welles's War of the worlds and the art of fake news, A. Brad Schwartz
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Broadcast hysteria, Orson Welles's War of the worlds and the art of fake news, A. Brad Schwartz
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Broadcast hysteria
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A. Brad Schwartz
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Orson Welles's War of the worlds and the art of fake news
Summary
In Broadcast Hysteria, A. Brad Schwartz examines the history behind the infamous radio play. Did it really spawn a wave of mass hysteria? Schwartz is the first to examine the hundreds of letters sent directly to Orson Welles after the broadcast. He draws upon them, and hundreds more sent to the FCC, to recapture the roiling emotions of a bygone era, and his findings challenge conventional wisdom. Relatively few listeners believed an actual attack was underway. But even so, Schwartz shows that Welles's broadcast prompted a different kind of 'mass panic' as Americans debated the bewitching power of the radio and the country's vulnerabilities in a time of crisis. Schwartz's original research, gifted storytelling, and thoughtful analysis make Broadcast Hysteria a groundbreaking work of media history
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adult
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- Hoaxes in mass media
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 -- Influence
- Broadcast journalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- War of the worlds (Radio program) -- Influence
- Performing arts
- Science fiction radio programs + Psychological aspects
- Mass media and public opinion
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- Hoaxes in mass media
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 -- Influence
- Broadcast journalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- War of the worlds (Radio program) -- Influence
- Performing arts
- Science fiction radio programs + Psychological aspects
- Mass media and public opinion
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